fishing industry

Published
June 16, 2022

Dwindling catch puts future of Portland Fish Exchange in jeopardy

Its board is starting a process that could lead to the end of the 35-year-old fish auction on Portland's waterfront.
Published
May 29, 2022

Vegan Kitchen: ‘Ghost’ gear haunts Maine waters, threatening wildlife

A diver's discoveries shed light on an intensifying marine menace: Discarded fishing lines and nets, broken buoys and traps.
Published
May 12, 2022

U.S. fishing haul fell 10% during first pandemic year

Some of the largest value seafood species were once again New England staples, such as lobster, a fishery anchored in Maine, and sea scallops, many of which come to the docks in Massachusetts.
Published
May 9, 2022

Maine baby eel industry had one of its best seasons, netting $20 million

The per-pound price of $2,162 was the third-highest in state history.
Published
May 8, 2022

Midcoast fishermen learn how to save themselves on Cundy’s Harbor

Last week, a Massachusetts-based organization held a free, two-day safety training for Midcoast fishermen.
Published
May 5, 2022

Herring industry, mostly in Maine, to get $11 million to cope with fishery disaster

Atlantic herring are an important East Coast fishery because the fish are used as bait by commercial lobstermen.
Published
May 3, 2022

New Jersey company indicted on charges of smuggling valuable eels

The Justice Department said the defendants conspired to unlawfully smuggle large numbers of baby European eels out of Europe to a factory in China.
Published
May 3, 2022

Maine fishermen set record for value of catch in 2021

The increased value of several seafood products that year helped the state set the record.
Published
April 13, 2022

Regulators to monitor all New England fishing for certain species

At-sea monitors are workers who collect data on board commercial fishing boats to help inform regulations and management of species.
Published
March 31, 2022

Fights over illegal fishing worldwide lead to armed conflict, deaths

An Associated Press review of conflict databases found in the past 5 years more than 360 instances of state authorities ramming or shooting at foreign fishing boats, sometimes leading to deaths.